| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 271253000 | With means to adjust position of aligner | 31 |
| 20090051106 | AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SUCH AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER - An automatic document feeder ( | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090072473 | Sheet guide apparatus - In a sheet guide apparatus, a rotary guide body is supported to be rotatable and movable in directions to separate from and come close to the upper surface of a sheet. The outer surface of the rotary guide body comes into contact with the upper surface of the sheet to guide the sheet. A rotary guide body adjusting unit adjusts a position of the rotary guide body in directions to separate from and come close to the upper surface of the sheet. A plate-like guide body extends in the convey direction and lateral direction of the sheet, includes a guide surface which comes into contact with the upper surface of the sheet to guide the sheet, and is supported to be movable in the directions to separate from and come close to the upper surface of the sheet. A plate-like guide body adjusting unit adjusts a position of the plate-like guide body in the directions to separate from and come close to the upper surface of the sheet. The sheet contact portion on the outer surface of the rotary guide body is set below the guide surface of the plate-like guide body through at least one space portion which is formed in a downstream end of the plate-like guide body in the sheet convey direction to correspond to the rotary guide body. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20100276874 | Manual sheet-feeding device and image forming apparatus - An adjusting member is positioned in a sheet feeding opening. The adjusting member is adjusted according to the size of the paper sheet. The adjusting member does not jut out of an exterior surface of an apparatus body. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100301546 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an image forming apparatus which can suppress a variation of a sheet conveying velocity that occurs when a sheet passes through a pair of sheet conveying rollers. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110074102 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To prevent deviation in a processing position of a sheet bundle caused by buckling of the sheet bundle and handle a number of diversified kinds of sheets without increasing the size of apparatuses, a sheet processing apparatus and a image forming apparatus includes a pair of saddle entrance rollers which discharges a sheet; a stack tray which stacks the sheet discharged by the roller pair; a gripping member which grips the rear end portion of the sheet in the discharging direction which is stacked by the tray; a gripper which grips the front end portion of the sheet in the discharging direction which is stacked by the tray; and a stapler, etc., which processes a sheet bundle at a processing position, wherein the gripping member and the gripper grip the sheet bundle stacked by the tray and move the sheet bundle to the processing position in cooperation with each other. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110127715 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a sheet feeder apparatus in which a regulating member can securely be fixed without generating lateral slip of a sheet and an image forming apparatus. The regulating member regulates a sheet position in a width direction, and a fixing portion fixes the regulating member to a position according to a sheet size. The fixing portion includes plural rack gears which are provided in a surface opposite a surface abutting on the sheet of the regulating member; plural relay gears which engage the plural rack gears; a rotating shaft on which the plural relay gears are provided; and a lock mechanism which regulates rotation of the rotating shaft when the regulating member is moved away from the regulated sheet, the lock mechanism permitting the rotation of the rotating shaft when the regulating member is moved in a direction in which the regulating member contacts the regulated sheet. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110204562 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACTUATOR FORCE AS A CONTROLLABLE REPLACEMENT FOR A COMMON SPRING IN SHEET ARTICLE PROCESSING AND RELATED SHEET ARTICLE PROCESSING APPARATUSES - Methods and systems are disclosed for registering and moving a sheet article along a path that can use an actuator to mimic a biased device such as a spring-loaded device. The actuator can include a solenoid and an arm. The movement of the arm with the solenoid can be done by pulse-width modulation by providing a high pulse-width modulation duty cycle to the solenoid to provide a resistive force on the arm and providing a low pulse-width modulation duty cycle to the solenoid to provide a less resistive force on the arm. Inserting stations use in sheet article inserting system that employ the actuator are also provided. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110309570 | SHEET GUIDE AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - A sheet guide includes a base on which a sheet is placed; a pinion which is rotatably provided on the base; a pair of racks which are extended in a sliding direction, which sandwich the pinion therebetween, which are engaged with the pinion to move opposite to each other in the sliding direction; a pair of positioning members which are provided at one end portions of the pair of racks respectively, and which come closer and move away from each other by movement of the pair of racks to position the sheet in the sliding direction; a sliding guide which is formed in the base and which guides the pair of racks in the sliding direction; and a pressing member which is provided on the base and which presses a portion of at least one rack of the racks to urge the at least one rack against the pinion. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120080839 | DOCUMENT HOLDING DEVICE FOR AN IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A first rack of a pair of document guides slides in pressing contact against a pinion due to contact with a protrusion. As a result, the first rack is subjected to a larger sliding resistance than when the protrusion is not provided. When one of the document guides is operated, the operating force transmits directly to the first rack. Therefore, if a large force corresponding to the sliding resistance increased by the protrusion is applied, the first rack can be slid. When the other document guide is operated, the operating force transmits to the first rack through the pinion. Therefore, the sliding resistance increased by the protrusion increases due to the gear efficiency of the pinion. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120119435 | SHEET ALIGNMENT APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A sheet alignment apparatus includes: a sheet storage section for storing sheets; a sheet push-up section for conveying the sheets in the sheet discharge direction; a sheet discharge section having a pair of forward and reverse rotatable rollers configured to align sheet between the rollers and the sheet push-up section and to then discharge the sheets by sandwiching the sheet in the nip portion between the pair of rollers; and a sheet width direction alignment section located between the sheet storage section and the sheet discharge section and configured to align the sheets in the width direction perpendicular to the sheet discharge direction, wherein the sheet discharge section causes the pair of rollers in the reverse direction so as to separate the sheet edge in the sheet discharge section from the nip portion before the lateral alignment performed by the sheet width direction alignment section. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120161389 | MEDIA TRANSPORT MODULE - A media transport module comprising: a transport extending from a pick coupling area to a stacking port; and a retractable guide. The retractable guide is moveable to extend beyond the stacking port when media items are being stacked and thereby guide media items ejected from the stacking port onto a carriage plate. The retractable guide is also moveable to retract to the stacking port when media items have been stacked so that the carriage plate can close without touching the retractable guide. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120248687 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICES, IMAGE READING DEVICES AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICES - A sheet feeding device includes a sheet placement portion, a regulating portion, and an output portion. The regulating portion includes a first regulating portion and a second regulating portion. At least one of the first regulating portion and the second regulating portion can move in the width direction. The output portion includes a first output portion that extends from the first regulating portion toward the second regulating portion, and a second output portion that extends from the second regulating portion toward the first regulating portion. The first output portion includes a first end portion. The second output portion includes a second end portion. In a proximity state, the first end portion is located closer to the second regulating portion than the second end portion. The proximity state is a state in which a distance between the first regulating portion and the second regulating portion is at a minimum. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20140239581 | DIFFERENTIAL TO REDUCE SKEW - An apparatus includes a differential to receive a primary driving force, and provide a first driving force and a second driving force. A first pick wheel is to transfer the first driving force to a sheet. A second pick wheel is to transfer the second driving force to the sheet. The differential is to balance the first driving force and the second driving force to reduce skew in the sheet and feed the sheet along a feed path of a printer. The first pick wheel and the second pick wheel are aligned perpendicular to the feed path at an offset from the differential. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140284876 | Sheet Feeders - A sheet feeder is provided that includes a housing, a feed tray having a loading surface, and a swingable opening cover including a sliding contact portion, extending in a direction perpendicular to a width direction of a sheet. The sliding contact portion is configured to slide in contact with a feed tray in a swing motion of the feed tray from a first position where the loading surface is directed downward above the housing to a second position where the loading surface is directed upward at an upstream side relative to the housing in a feeding direction. The sliding contact portion is disposed on at least one end of the opening cover in the width direction, and exposed to an outside of the sheet feeder when the feed tray is in the first position. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20150076764 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - By abutting a positioning member against an abutting surface provided in an image forming apparatus body, positioning in a mounting direction of a sheet storing portion drawably mounted on the image forming apparatus body. A position of the positioning member is changed stepwise by a support portion having a receiving surface abutting against the positioning member, and the shift of the sheet storing portion positioned by the positioning member with respect to the image forming portion is adjusted stepwise. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150084274 | MEDIUM MOUNTING MECHANISM AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A sheet cassette includes a cassette main body which forms a sheet accommodating region; an edge guide which is slidable to a position corresponding to a size of a medium; a guide groove which extends along a sliding direction of the edge guide and guides the edge guide in the sliding direction, and into which a portion of the edge guide is inserted; and a widening allowance groove which is provided with a predetermined distance from the guide groove, and allows widening of the guide groove when a portion of the edge guide is inserted into the guide groove. | 03-26-2015 |
| 271254000 | During operation of feeder | 15 |
| 20080197561 | FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A feeding device according to the present invention includes a box, paper holders, and a shifting mechanism. The box is open at Its top. The paper holders are open at their tops and positioned in the box. Each of the paper holders holds a pile of sheets of paper in it. The shifting mechanism so shifts at least one of the paper holders that the top sheet in one of the paper holders is positioned in a single freed position in the box according to selection data output from the apparatus with which the feeding device is used. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090096157 | LATERALLY ADJUSTABLE SIDE GUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH FRICTION SHEET FEEDING MACHINES - A laterally repositionable side guide assembly for use with a friction sheet feeding machine. The side guide assembly includes (i) a support member, (ii) a carriage, (iii) a side guide, and (iv) a worm screw. The support member is configured and arranged for attachment to a friction sheet feeding machine. The carriage is repositionably mounted on the support member for selective lateral repositioning relative to the support member. The side guide is configured and arranged for laterally guiding sheets through a friction sheet feeding machine. The side guide is attached to the carriage for lateral repositioning with the carriage. The worm screw is in threaded communication with the carriage for effecting linear movement of the carriage along the length of the worm screw upon rotation of the worm screw. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090184461 | SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE - A sheet conveyance device includes: a first conveyance member configured to convey a sheet in a first direction; a second conveyance member configured to convey the sheet in a second direction; a guide disposed between the first conveyance member and the second conveyance member, the guide having a curved face configured to guide the sheet conveyed from the first conveyance member to the second conveyance member; and an adjustment member disposed at an inner position of the curvature of the curved face of the guide, the adjustment member being configured to swing to contact with a curved inner face of the sheet guided by the guide in accordance with a contact force applied by the sheet. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090243202 | CONVEYING DEVICE FOR A GATHERING SECTION USED FOR FURTHER PROCESSING OF PRINTED PRODUCTS - A conveying device for a gathering section used for processing of printed products includes a plurality of saddle-shaped segments which respectively form a saddle-shaped roof for supporting the printed products during a conveying operation along a conveying path. Pusher segments are respectively arranged with the saddle-shaped segments to form a rear end stop for the conveying the printed product. Alignment segments are respectively arranged with the saddle-shaped segments to form a front end stop for a front edge of the printed products. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100276875 | SHEET TRANSPORT ROLLER SYSTEM - A sheet transport roller system and methods for reducing sheet skew using a sheet transport roller system are disclosed. A sheet transport roller system for use in a document processing device may include a plurality of idler rollers, a plurality of drive rollers and a load distribution mechanism. Each drive roller may correspond to a corresponding idler roller. The load distribution mechanism may be configured to support the plurality of idler rollers and to equalize normal forces applied by each idler roller towards the corresponding drive roller. The load distribution mechanism may include a center loading spring in contact with the document processing device. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100289212 | DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PAPER SHEETS OR THE LIKE - A paper sheet processing apparatus allowing easy insertion of a paper sheet such as a bill into an insertion slot is provided although it is difficult to push the paper sheet for insertion because it is easily bent. The bill processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: an open/close member ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110163496 | Sheet adjusting device, sheet holding receptacle incorporating same, and image forming apparatus incorporating same - A sheet adjusting device, applicable to a sheet holding receptacle and an image forming apparatus, includes a sheet setting plate to place a sheet thereon, first and second regulating member to slidably move in a given direction, and a drive transmission unit to transmit a driving power generated by a driving power source to at least the first regulating member and move the first regulating member in the given direction and to include a torque limiting unit to stop the first regulating member moving on the sheet setting plate by cutting off transmission of the driving power between a driven side transmission roller unit of the torque limiting unit and a driving side transmission roller unit of the torque limiting unit when a torque exceeding a given threshold is applied to the driven side transmission roller unit. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20120181745 | Media Stack Compression - Embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for compressing media in a media stack. In various embodiments, a paddle moves between various positions. During the move, the paddle is configured to compress the media stack. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120256369 | MAGNETIC COUPLED INTERMEDIATE IDLER - An improved rotator/translator apparatus includes a set of drive rolls driven by a pair of rotator discs. Idler rolls are positioned above each drive roll and spring loaded to provide the required normal force to drive sheets in any direction required. A pair of magnetic couplings couple the drive rolls with the idler rolls. The magnetic couplings are spaced with about a 5 mm gap to allow sheets to pass therethrough. The couplings allow the idlers and the drive rolls to stay aligned. Thus, driving media, registering media and rotating media in a transport is obtained, but with no relative motion or slip between the drive rolls/idler rolls and the media and a larger nip surface area, thereby eliminating marking of certain media. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20130140765 | SHEET STORAGE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM USING THE APPARATUS - To provide a sheet storage apparatus for enabling a sheet to be aligned so that the length-direction position and width-direction position of the sheet coincide with correct reference positions in positioning and storing the sheet in a predetermined position on a tray, it is configured that a paper feed rotating member in a center portion of a sheet that is carried out onto the tray and a paper-pressing guide in the side portion are disposed swingably up and down in the sheet load direction, and that the paper-pressing guide moves upward integrally with the paper feed rotating member floating a predetermined amount or more from the sheet top surface on the tray corresponding to a curl of the sheet. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20140125006 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A sheet processing apparatus of an aspect of the present invention includes stack trays provided with alignment members for applying an alignment process to sheets. At the time of discharging sheets, in a case where a sheet is already stacked on a first stack tray that has been decided on as a discharge destination for a sheet to be discharged, the sheet processing apparatus determines whether or not the width of the sheet to be discharged matches the width of the already-stacked sheet. In a case where the widths of the sheets do not match, a discharge destination for the sheet to be discharged is changed to a second stack tray. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140191465 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHEET AND CARTON BLANK ALIGNING USING CASTER EFFECT - An improved apparatus and method for properly orienting and aligning flat sheets or strip material, such as in the form of folding carton blanks, on a conveying system such as used in carton folders/gluers is disclosed. A moving sheet is engaged on at least one surface by plural non-driven movable casters oriented at an angle relative to the sheet's intended direction of travel, or target direction. The casters apply a lateral force to the sheet so that a linear lateral edge of the sheet is brought into contact with an adjacent guide member aligned with the target direction, with the sheet assuming a predetermined orientation relative to the target direction. Each caster is resiliently biased such as by a spring at a predetermined angle relative to the target direction. With the sheet's lateral edge in intimate contact with the guide member, the moving sheet is in the aforementioned predetermined orientation relative to, and is displaced in, the target direction. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140239582 | RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided a recording apparatus including a recording unit and a transporting mechanism to transport a recording medium. The transporting mechanism includes, a guide surface to guide an end portion, of the recording medium, in a direction intersecting with a transporting direction of the recording medium, and a pair of rollers arranged, in a direction orthogonal to the guide surface, at a position between the guide surface and a central portion of the transporting path. The pair of rollers includes, a driving roller to transport the recording medium, and a driven roller having a rotary portion facing a recording surface, of the recording medium, on which the image is recorded, and configured to rotate about a rotation axis thereof following movement of the recording medium, and a first shaft to support the rotary portion rotatably. The rotary portion is supported rockably with respect to the first shaft. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20150061215 | MEDIUM TRANSPORT DEVICE AND RECORDING DEVICE - In a medium transport device, when a unit body is inserted into an installation unit and an opening and closing body is closed with respect to the device main body, the unit body is positioned in a position that configures a portion of a transport pathway as a result of the opening and closing body pressing first target pressing units that are provided in the unit body. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150069698 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet, and a re-feeding mechanism configured to re-feed the sheet to the image forming unit. The re-feeding mechanism includes a fixed guide configured to guide the sheet fed in a sheet feed direction and having a guide surface partially defining re-feeding path through which the sheet passes, a base guide disposed downstream of the fixed guide, and a movable guide having a guide surface and configured to guide the sheet guided by the fixed guide and to move toward and away from the base guide. The fixed guide includes an engaging portion and the movable guide includes an engaging portion. The guide surface of the movable guide is positioned relative to the guide surface of the fixed guide when the engaging portion of the movable guide engages the engaging portion of the fixed guide. | 03-12-2015 |
